Mitchell Marsh recorded the highest strike rate in an One-Day International (ODI) for Australia against South Africa at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday. His innings of 86 runs came in just 51 balls at a strike rate of 168.62. At a moment, it looked like Australia will not cross the 250 runs mark as they were struggling in the middle-overs. Mitchell Marsh came out to bat when Australia were reduced to four for 152 in the 35th over. He was slow initially but started to take on the South African bowling attack after the 44th over.
He played a little gem towards the back end of the Australian innings. Brad Haddin was struggling at the other end. Someone had to take the initiative to up the tempo of the innings so Marsh launched a serious attack. He hit Dale Steyn for three sixes back to back in the 47th over. It was because of Marsh that Australia managed to score 80 runs in their last five overs, thereby putting up a decent total on the scoreboard.
Here’s a list of the top ten Australian batsmen with highest strike rate in ODIs:
Player
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Opposition
Ground
Date
Mitchell Marsh
86*
51
5
7
168.62
vs South Africa
Harare
02-Sep-14
Mike Hussey
81
51
9
3
158.82
vs South Africa
Johannesburg
12-Mar-06
Damien Martyn
50
32
10
0
156.25
vs South Africa
Cape Town
14-Apr-00
Ricky Ponting
164
105
13
9
156.19
vs South Africa
Johannesburg
12-Mar-06
Adam Gilchrist
52
34
8
2
152.94
vs South Africa
Port Elizabeth
06-Apr-02
Matthew Hayden
101
68
14
4
148.52
vs South Africa
Basseterre
24-Mar-07
Brett Lee
51*
36
2
4
141.66
vs South Africa
Perth
03-Feb-02
Mike Hussey
62
44
9
0
140.9
vs South Africa
Melbourne (Docklands)
03-Feb-06
Adam Gilchrist
88
66
14
0
133.33
vs South Africa
Sydney
05-Feb-06
Brad Haddin
78
61
7
4
127.86
vs South Africa
Port Elizabeth
13-Apr-09
(Rajarshi Majumdar is a reporter at CricketCountry. He played cricket for all age levels under the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for over 12 years. Apart from cricket he is an avid follower of football, supports Manchester United and a foodie at heart)
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